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David Cicilline: “It's clear that section 111(d) of the Act gives the EPA broad authority to address not just pollutants that were known…”

On the recordApril 18, 2016
It's clear that section 111(d) of the Act gives the EPA broad authority to address not just pollutants that were known at the time of the Act's passage, but also new problems as they arose.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Cicilline defends the EPA's authority to regulate carbon emissions.

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